John Rowley is the Founder of CounterPoint Messaging.
His first work was in radio and television in Burlington, Iowa. Since then, Rowley has worked on over 500 political campaigns for Democrats in 48 states – winning 90 percent of his campaigns. He has worked with candidates from President and governor to city council.
John has led research, messaging and paid communications for political campaigns and public affairs efforts in 48 states.
Rowley has worked with 20 Members of Congress. Rowley has provided political analysis on MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, FOX Business, Fox News and NPR.
His firm has won 50+ Reed and Pollie Awards for excellence in political advertising. His commercials have been featured on NPR, PBS, CNN, FOX, MSNBC and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. His firm’s work has been covered by The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.
For corporate clients, Rowley handles branding, advertising, video production and crisis management.
Kati Bumgardner is the VP of Media and Operations for CounterPoint Messaging where she acts as a media planner and buyer.
Since 2008, Kati has managed over $80 million in media buys in 40 states and over 100 markets. When she isn’t personally placing buys, she also oversees a team of media buyers.
Kati was named "40 Under 40" by the American Association of Political Consultants in 2022. She serves on the Political Advisory Board for FastPay payment solutions.
Kati is originally from Central Illinois. She attended Belmont University in Nashville where she majored in Political Science. Kati lives outside Nashville with her husband, their daughter and their dog, Boone, and cats, Celine Dion and Layla.
